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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered YouTube to remove fake news videos about the grand-daughter of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, in response to her petition to stop circulation of false rumours about her health, lawyers said. Judge C. Hari Shankar ordered YouTube to ensure the videos about Aaradhya Bachchan, 11, were taken down immediately. “Dissemination of misleading information about a child, especially as regards physical […]

By Luc Cohen (Reuters) – Mark Pomerantz, the former prosecutor who once led the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal inquiry into the business practices of ex-president Donald Trump, is set to appear for a deposition before a Republican-led congressional committee on Thursday. The testimony will come after U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on Wednesday denied Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s request to block a subpoena to Pomerantz from Republican Representative […]

By Luc Cohen (Reuters) – Mark Pomerantz, the former prosecutor who once led the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal inquiry into the business practices of ex-president Donald Trump, is set to appear for a deposition before a Republican-led congressional committee on Thursday. The testimony will come after U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on Wednesday denied Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s request to block a subpoena to Pomerantz from Republican Representative […]

By Luc Cohen (Reuters) – Mark Pomerantz, the former prosecutor who once led the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal inquiry into the business practices of ex-president Donald Trump, is set to appear for a deposition before a Republican-led congressional committee on Thursday. The testimony will come after U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on Wednesday denied Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s request to block a subpoena to Pomerantz from Republican Representative […]

By Luc Cohen (Reuters) – Mark Pomerantz, the former prosecutor who once led the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal inquiry into the business practices of ex-president Donald Trump, is set to appear for a deposition before a Republican-led congressional committee on Thursday. The testimony will come after U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil on Wednesday denied Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s request to block a subpoena to Pomerantz from Republican Representative […]

By Noemie Olive PARIS (Reuters) – A group of protesters entered offices of stockmarket operator Euronext in Paris’ La Defense business district on Thursday, saying big companies must pay up to finance pensions, as part of wider protests against an unpopular raise of the retirement age. “We are told that there is no money to finance pensions,” said Sud-Rail unionist Fabien Villedieu. But there is “no need to get the […]

By Noemie Olive PARIS (Reuters) – A group of protesters entered offices of stockmarket operator Euronext in Paris’ La Defense business district on Thursday, saying big companies must pay up to finance pensions, as part of wider protests against an unpopular raise of the retirement age. “We are told that there is no money to finance pensions,” said Sud-Rail unionist Fabien Villedieu. But there is “no need to get the […]

LONDON (Reuters) – The European Parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly backed the European Union’s first set of rules to regulate cryptoasset markets. Parliament voted by 517 in favour and 38 against regarding the world’s first comprehensive set of regulations for cryptoasset markets. EU states have already given the nod to the rules which will be rolled out from mid 2024, requiring firms that offer cryptoasset services in the bloc to be […]

LONDON (Reuters) – The European Parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly backed the European Union’s first set of rules to regulate cryptoasset markets. Parliament voted by 517 in favour and 38 against regarding the world’s first comprehensive set of regulations for cryptoasset markets. EU states have already given the nod to the rules which will be rolled out from mid 2024, requiring firms that offer cryptoasset services in the bloc to be […]